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DUST EXPLOSION PREVENTION RONALD C. JESTER University of Delaware, Extension Safety Specialist * STATS OVERVIEW First documented dust explosion – Turin, Italy in 1785 Major modern-day explosion – Corpus Christi, Texas in 1981. It resulted in 9 fatalities, 30 injuries and $30 million in damages Ten year average – 13 explosions/year * FIRE TRIANGLE Fuel Heat Oxygen * DUST EXPLOSION Fuel Heat Oxygen Confined space * Prevention: Disconnecting the Triangle Or Simply Removing a Leg of the Triangle * THE FUEL DUST DUST CLOUDS COMBUSTIBLES FLAMMABLE